[1] Prosecutors on Tuesday demanded 30 years in prison and a fine of 118.5 billion won ($110 million) for former President Park Geun-hye over massive corruption that led to her removal from office last year.

*demand : 요청하다, (검찰의 경우) 구형하다*removal : 제거, 해고

[2] The court is expected to *deliver its verdict (판결을 내리다) as early as late March.

*deliver its verdict : 판결을 내리다*as early as : 이르면

[3] Park did not attend the hearing at the Seoul Central District Court where prosecutors made the sentencing recommendation. She has been refusing to attend her trial since the court extended her detention in October for another six months. The former president has been in custody since late March last year.

[1] A global automaker’s move that could potentially lead to a withdrawal of business here, key interest rates pressures, and increasing trade pressure from the Trump administration -- these are the three major US-related hurdles weighing upon South Korea’s economy this year.

[3] In a macroeconomic perspective, Asia’s fourth-largest economy also faces the possibility of foreign capital leaking out following the imminent US key interest rate hike, as well as challenges in exports due to Washington‘s incoming tariff hike on imported steel products.

[4] Of them, the most tangible risk is the ongoing brawl over the US carmaker’s possible withdrawal from the local market, an event likely to devastate the southwestern city and burden policymakers ahead of the June local elections.